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pitch class

pitch class noun: an equivalence class of all pitches that are octaves apart, and which would be labeled by an integer, not a traditional letter name.

Noun

pitch class (plural pitch classes)

  1. An equivalence class of all pitches that are octaves apart, and which would be labeled by an integer, not a traditional letter name.
    • The notes B₃, B₄, and C♭₅ all belong to the same pitch class, named 11 or e.

Forms of pitch class

pluralpitch classes

Questions about pitch class

What does pitch class mean?
Pitch class means an equivalence class of all pitches that are octaves apart, and which would be labeled by an integer, not a traditional letter name.
What part of speech is pitch class?
Pitch class is a noun.
What is the plural of pitch class?
The plural of pitch class is pitch classes.

Words near pitch class in the dictionary

  1. pitch around
  2. pitch bible
  3. pitch black
  4. pitch blackness
  5. pitch camp
  6. pitch class
  7. pitch classes
  8. pitch coal
  9. pitch count
  10. pitch counts
  11. pitch dark

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